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Eileen Cook July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 0 Comments

It’s not just heat stroke. Extreme temperatures pose special risk to people with chronic illness (and that’s a lot of us)

By Isabella Cueto for STAT) A sweltering 112 degrees Fahrenheit in North Texas. 97 in Minneapolis. 103 in Nebraska. Nearly

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Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Care Finance
Eileen Cook July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 0 Comments

An early look at what is driving health costs in 2023 ACA markets

(By Jared Ortaliza, Julia Lotan, Matthew McGough, Emma Wager, Krutika Amin, and Cynthia Cox for Kaiser Family Foundation published July

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Health Care Finance
Eileen Cook July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 0 Comments

Cash-paid ED facility fees higher at for-profit, larger hospitals, study finds

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Self-pay patients pay higher cash prices for emergency department facility fees at for-profit

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MedicaidMedicare - GeneralMedicare AdvantagePart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 0 Comments

Medicare Advantage vs. Original Medicare

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and

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PandemicPart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 0 Comments

Boost Now or Wait? Many Wonder How Best to Ride Out Covid’s Next Wave

(By Sam Whitehead and Arthur Allen for Kaiser Health News) Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against covid-19 at

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Health Care FinanceMedicare - GeneralMedicare AdvantagePart D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 0 Comments

Paying entire out-of-pocket cost for generic drugs

Researchers from Avalere Heath, using current CMS prescription drug event data, found more than half of the Medicare beneficiaries who

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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Eileen Cook July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 0 Comments

As Big Pharma Loses Interest in New Antibiotics, Infections Are Only Growing Stronger

(By Arthur Allen for Kaiser Health News) Forget covid-19, monkeypox, and other viruses for the moment and consider another threat

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Health Care FinanceMedical Debt
Eileen Cook July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 0 Comments

Could Consumer Assistance be Helpful to People Facing Medical Debt?

(By Karen Pollitz and Kaye Pestaina for Kaiser Family Foundation published July 14, 2022) A recent KFF Health Care Debt

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End of Life
Eileen Cook July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 0 Comments

Joint Commission issues new safety guidance for palliative care

(By Nika Schoonover for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Joint Commission issued new safety guidance for palliative care to seriously ill

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Medicare - GeneralMedicare Advantage
Eileen Cook July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 0 Comments

Widespread Medicare confusion among members may lead to worse care outcomes, increased spending, survey finds

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The majority of fee-for-service Medicare and Medicare Advantage members largely don’t understand their

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